Appendix C: RAID introduction( for R series model only)130RAID Migration InstructionsThe Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers theflexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) harddrive to a two drive RAID-0 configuration when an additionalSATA hard drive is added to the system. This process will createa new RAID volume from an existing disk. However, severalimportant steps must be followed at the time the system is firstconfigured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgradingto a second SATA hard drive.• BIOS must be configured for RAID before installingWindows XP on the single SATA hard drive.• Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID driver duringWindows Setup.• Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition afterthe operating system is installed.Note: A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete allexisting data from the added disk and the data cannot berecovered. It is critical to backup all important data on theadded disk before proceeding. During the migrationprocess, the data on the source disk will be preserved.Create RAID Volume from Existing DiskTo create a RAID volume from an existing disk, right-click on"RAID Volume" and select "Create From Existing Disk" tocreate a new RAID volume as shown in the screen below. You
